I've learned a lot in the past couple of years, one of the big things I've learned is that good things aren't cheap, and cheap things aren't good.
Now that is a subjective statement. How do you perceive something as being cheap?
Well, without getting too deep - we live in a throwaway society, there is always a bigger, better, more efficient model lurking around the corner for us to spend our money on...
Well this Christmas, and with my wedding pending, I decided to buy something to keep, to hold, and to pass down through the generations of the family I hope to have...
A pocket watch is something that has always fascinated me. I remember going to sandown park racecourse with my day to a craft and tool fair, and being fascinated with the watchmakers. To make something that accurately that it adheres to our laws of time.... Now that is truly an art...
I've been on the hunt for a good few months, but came up trumps with the above watch. I've dated it to 1902-1903, making it 110 years old! This watch is still accurate to what seems to be actually 10 seconds a day (I thought 20 at first, but it's actually better than I thought!).
It asks only one thing of its duty, wind it on every morning...
So far so good!
And it's value? Thats hard to say, and it grows every day its with me. But for under 200 pounds- I think it's the steal of the century!
